On 15th of December 1953‚ when Potti Sriramulu succumbed to death not able to sustain 52 days of marathon fast that was undertaken to demand a separate state for Telugu speaking people‚ little did he realize that his death would become a launch pad for the dawn of Political Regionalism in India – that would in course of time alter the whole landscape of India. But the brand of regionalism that evolved after Potti Sriramulu’s death was legitimate‚ genuine and logical. It reflected the aspirations
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------------------------------------------------- Information Technology Act 2000 From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Information Technology Act 2000 | | An Act to provide legal recognition for transactions carried out by means of electronic data interchange and other means of electronic communication‚ commonly referred to as "electronic commerce"‚ which involve the use of alternatives to paper-based methods of communication and storage of information‚ to facilitate electronic filing of
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Ways to eliminate violence against women How to stop violence being committed on pretext of alleged witchcraft practice: This sort of violence is visible only in tribal belts of eastern India. There is a need for stringent action against the culprits. Action need to be taken in all the cases. Science has made so much advancement and still people believe in such nonsense things like witchcraft. Illiteracy and blind following of religion are the main root causes of problem. Police always becomes mute
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Practice Question Set for Bank Clerk Recruitment Exam 2012: General Awareness 2 1. Which of the following terms is used in the field of finance and banking? (A) Metabolism (B) Genetic process (C) Centrifugal force (D) Debt instrument (E) Experimental Error 2. The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) launched with a corpus of ~ 1000 crore will help which of the following groups of society? (A) Bank Employees (B) Central & State Government Employees (C) Workers of the unorganized
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India Creates Three New States (2000) In the fall 2000‚ the Government of India‚ pursuant to legislation passed by Parliament during the summer‚ created three new states‚ Chhattisgarh‚ Uttaranchal‚ and Jharkhand‚ reconstituting Madhya Pradesh‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ Bihar‚ respectively. Both the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress party supported the formation of the states. The basis for creating the new states is socio-political and not linguistic. With the new states‚ the Indian Union now has 28 states
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1. What evidence is there to suggest the 1919 Act was a good move for the Indians giving them a chance to rule themselves? The 1919 Act allowed the New Constitution of 1920 (Indian National Congress) to be formed. Their aim was to maintain Swaraj (self-rule) by peaceful means. The Congress was evidently an organised constitution. These legitimate means could potentially lead India towards establishing a more significant role in politics in India and influencing the way India was run. The 1920 policy
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Kisan Baburao Hazare (born 15 June 1937)‚ popularly known as Anna Hazare is an Indian social activist and a prominent leader in the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement‚ using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. Hazare also contributed to the development and structuring of Ralegan Siddhi‚ a village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district‚ Maharashtra‚ India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan—the third-highest civilian award—by the Government of India in 1992 for his efforts
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2(a) (a) Updation of COPIS SW (Computerisation of Proflal Information System) COPIS‚ popularly symbolizes to Provident Fund for Landless Agricultural Laboures introduced in the year 1998 and designed to cater to the long-felt need for availability of Provident Fund for Landless Agricultural Labourers‚ is presently in operation in about 305 development blocks across the State of West Bengal and there is increasing need for inclusion of the remainder blocks as well. The PROFLAL scheme which
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Chapter -VI NREGA Implementation: A Macro Overview The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (2005) was enacted by the Indian Parliament in 2005 to provide a minimum guaranteed wage employment of one hundred days in every fiscal year to rural households with unemployed adult members prepared to do unskilled manual work. Since its enactment in 200 districts‚ it was extended to overall country of India. The basis for the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in India emerged
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Everyone censures corruption at a societal stage but that does not mean that anyone has escaped from the flu of corruption. It is not an infection in one country. People worldwide are involved in the act of corruption. India is no exception to it. Corruption in India has even crossed the alarming stage. From the officials of the highest rank to a peon everyone is corrupt. It is a term known to all of us precisely meaning an illegal‚ immoral or unauthorized act done in due course of employment. But
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